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September 1, 2026
The 6 reasons candidates hate AI interviews
Nearly 4 in 10 job seekers have walked away from a hiring process because it used an AI interview. These are the 6 things candidates hate most about them, from being judged by a machine with no human in the room to never being told the AI was scoring them at all.
By Ben Gafni
August 31, 2026
You can't be sure a remote applicant is really in the country they claim.
Remote applicants are increasingly hiding what country they are in, and the IP checks most companies rely on fall to a cheap VPN. Here is how location spoofing works, why it matters, and why a phone's GPS read through a native app is a far stronger signal.
By Josh Gafni
August 31, 2026
Deepfakes are showing up to job interviews. Here's how you can defend against them.
Real-time deepfakes can now pass a live video interview, and the awkward tests recruiters might not be the best strategy.
By Josh Gafni
August 20, 2026
Claude's new watermark might barely show up on a resume
Anthropic now watermarks the text Claude writes. A resume is made almost entirely of fixed facts and standard bullet points, the kind of writing the watermark has the least to work with. Here is why it might barely show up on a resume.
By Josh Gafni
August 19, 2026
Do you want to solve Kalshi's regulatory problems?
Kalshi legalized prediction markets, then grew into a $40 billion business fighting a multi-state legal war. The company is now hiring people to help ensure its survival.
By Ben Gafni
August 14, 2026
The WEF calls it 'trace hiring.' The first step is one real problem and a two-minute video
The World Economic Forum just named 'trace hiring.' Stage one is the part you can run this week, one real problem and a two-minute video of how a candidate thinks.
By Josh Gafni
August 13, 2026
Flock Safety Is Hiring for the Sky and City Hall
Flock Safety is hiring drone engineers and public-affairs managers at once. Its job postings show a surveillance company expanding even as it defends itself.
By Josh Gafni
August 13, 2026
The Tradeoff Behind LinkedIn's New AI Job Search
LinkedIn swapped its job-search filters for an AI, natural-language search. The reaction shows how much job seekers rely on predictable, repeatable search.
By Josh Gafni
August 7, 2026
Where the Entry-Level Jobs Are
Graduate unemployment now exceeds the national average. We counted the 16K entry-level roles open at the Fortune 100 and about 1,000 tech companies, and who is hiring.
By Ben Gafni
August 4, 2026
Clay Is Hiring an Accountant to Automate the Accounting
Clay is hiring a CPA who writes SQL and uses Claude, for what it calls a new discipline. What the posting says about where accounting is going.
By Josh Gafni
July 28, 2026
AI Is Already Writing the Government's Code
Cursor's job postings show an AI code tool already inside federal agencies, from the border to the FBI, and about to belong to Elon Musk.
By Josh Gafni
July 27, 2026
How to Stand Out in a Queue of AI-Written Applications
Applications per recruiter are up 412% and most of them read alike. The video screen is where a person finally looks. Here is how to use that moment.
By Ben Gafni
July 20, 2026
Anthropic Is Hiring People to Prevent Catastrophes
Anthropic has opened a run of enforcement roles aimed at specific catastrophic harms, from chemical and nuclear to violence. Here is what the postings show.
By Josh Gafni
July 16, 2026
Overwhelmed by Hiring Acronyms? A Plain-English Guide to All of Them
The acronyms and terms across hiring, explained in plain English for candidates, recruiters, and anyone who hires. A living glossary we keep adding to.
By Josh Gafni
July 13, 2026
What Recruiter Jobs at AI Companies Reveal
44% of AI companies are hiring recruiters, more than B2B SaaS or fintech. What kind of recruiters they hire previews the next wave, from engineering to sales.
By Ben Gafni
July 13, 2026
Harvey Is Building Its Next User Base in Law Schools
A new Harvey role for more than 100 law schools shows how it plans to turn free student access into lasting use, and why Westlaw and LexisNexis should watch.
By Josh Gafni and Eemaan Jalili
July 7, 2026
OpenAI Is Hiring an Economist to Study AI and Jobs
OpenAI is paying an early-career labor economist above what the BLS, the Federal Reserve, or any research university can match. That shift matters.
By Josh Gafni
July 7, 2026
The Interview Stage Is Where Your Hiring Pipeline Breaks
The interview stage drives up to 32% of candidate drop-off, more than application abandonment and scheduling delays combined, and most teams never measure it.
By Ben Gafni
June 30, 2026
Anthropic Is Hiring to Protect Democracy From Its AI
Anthropic just posted a role no one has held before. Here is what it signals about the AI job market and how to read your own fit.
By Ben Gafni
June 29, 2026
Five AI Hiring Laws Most US Employers Touch
Illinois, Texas, California, New Jersey, and Colorado have each activated distinct AI hiring obligations. Here is what a multi-state employer must do in each.
By Josh Gafni